https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/a...ncinnati-reds/One thing that hasn’t been inconsistent, however, is the emotion we’ve seen from the Reds all season long. Observers, including your (somewhat) humble columnist, have noticed that the Reds play with a certain level of fire that seems to be present whether they’re winning or losing. I have no stats to confirm this.
Listen, it’s easy to make too much of these things. I’ve long been skeptical of certain narratives that we can’t measure with actual data. It seems like every time a team wins the World Series, fans and less-enlightened baseball writers are eager to credit “chemistry” for the club’s success. Have you ever noticed that only winning teams are credited with having good chemistry?
But I’m not talking about chemistry here. (Honestly, I’m not even sure what the word “chemistry” means within the context of a professional sports franchise.) What I’m saying is that this Reds team is just rowdy. Whether that will translate into more wins than losses, I can’t say. I can tell you, however, that it means there’s never going to be a dull moment with this bunch.
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Originally Posted by Bruce Berenyi
